Digest of Education Statistics
Digest of Education Statistics

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Published: 2006

Total Pages: 788

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Contains information on a variety of subjects within the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, Federal funds for education, libraries, international education, and research and development.

Special Education and the Law
Special Education and the Law

Author: Allan G. Osborne, Jr.

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2020-12-21

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1071818988

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The essential resource for success in special education Educators face major challenges when addressing the needs of students with disabilities. This includes understanding a complex legal field: special education law. Special Education and the Law, Fourth Edition: A Guide for Practitioners is the ultimate for busy educators. Osborne and Russo, past presidents of the Educational Law Association, are experts in translating legalese into language that educators can understand. They have created a resource that examines legislation and interprets the statutes and their regulations in a reader-friendly format. Major topics include rights of access to public education, procedural due process, placement requirements, delivery of related services, discipline of students with disabilities, and remedies for failure to adhere to the law. With a preventative approach to litigation that separates it from other publications, this book features: Updates on legal developments from the almost-1000 federal and state cases decided since publication of the third edition in 2014 Coverage of IDEA, ADA, FAPE, 504, discipline, IEPs, LRE, parental considerations, public vs. private school considerations, and attorney fees A focus on federal and state interpretations With its user-friendly format, this resource will help educators focus on their core competency: providing exemplary education to students with special needs.

Digest of Education Statistics
Digest of Education Statistics

Author: Thomas D. Snyder

Publisher: Claitor's Pub Division

Published: 1997-02

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 9780160452512

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This edition is the 30th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school. The "Digest" includes a selection of data from many sources, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The publication contains information on a variety of subjects, including: (1) numbers of schools and colleges; (2) numbers of teachers; (3) enrollments; (4) graduates; (5) educational attainment; (6) finances; (7) Federal funds for education; (8) employment and income of graduates; (9) libraries; and (10) international comparisons of education. Supplemental information is provided on population trends, attitudes toward education, educational characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends. Some information is also given on preschool and adult education. Data are presented in 411 tables, with an additional 20 tables in an appendix. (SLD)

Federal Regulation of State and Local Governments
Federal Regulation of State and Local Governments

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1994-05

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780788108167

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Examines the actions and accomplishments of executive branch initiatives to restrain and reform intergovernmental regulation during the 1980s. It inventories a number of significant new mandates enacted by Congress during the past decade and develops a rough estimate of their cumulate costs. Also traces the Supreme Court's evolving doctrines affecting intergovernmental regulation. Presents recommendations for responding to this situation. Over 30 charts, tables, and graphs.